It’s bigger than us says Stick
PARIS – Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick believes Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal between South Africa and France here at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis is more than just a game of rugby. “We…
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Boks warned about trying to target Dupont
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS – Grégory Alldritt, the big French number eight has cautioned the Springboks about the danger of trying to target French captain Antoine Dupont which could lead to a red card. The mercurial…
Rassie’s ‘tactics’ keep the French guessing
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS – Who to select at flyhalf and outside center for Sunday’s World Cup quarterfinal against host nation France has been the biggest talking point here all week. Since Rassie Erasmus and Jacques…
World Rugby bans Rassie once again
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS – Rassie Erasmus was banned in the opening game of the Rugby World Cup against Scotland from sitting with Springbok players on the bench during matches. It is for this reason that…
WATCH – Siya Kolisi congratulate Hamediehs in a special selfie-video
TOULON, FRANCE – Siya Kolisi has once again shown why he is such an inspirational captain of the Springboks. Last Sunday Kolisi captained his country for the 50th time in a Pool B World Cup…
CONFIRMED – Boks to tackle hosts France in quarterfinal
SAINT DENIS, PARIS – Ireland beat Scotland 36-14 in the final match of Pool B at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. This confirms that the Springboks end second in Pool B. Captain…
Lukhanyo Am called into Springbok Rugby World Cup squad
Lukhanyo Am, a member of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup winning team, has been called into the 2023 squad as an injury replacement for wing Makazole Mapimpi who suffered a fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s…
Mapimpi’s World Cup is probably over
MARSEILLE- Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi could possibly be out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup. Bok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed after his side’s bonus point 49-18 Pool B Rugby World Cup victory over…
Boks have one foot in World Cup quarterfinals
MARSEILLE – South Africa had to work hard to eventually earn a 49-18 bonus point victory against a brave Tongan team in front of 60387 passionate supporters in the Stade de Velodrome Marseille on Sunday…
Siya Kolisi – ‘I was always the joker, the drunkest and naughty one’
Siya Kolisi says captaining the Springboks for the 50th time in a test match is something he would not have imagined in his wildest dreams.